Seattle Region Traffic Drops To 5th Worst
22 June 2002 - 8:00am
The Seattle region is ranked the fifth-worst for traffic congestion.
"And in what's become a yearly reminder, a study released by the Texas Transportation Institute yesterday ranked the Seattle-Everett area fifth worst in the nation for roadway congestion...Traffic jams resulted in $112 million in wasted fuel. Each rush-hour driver was delayed 82 hours each year by clogged highways. Bad traffic cost area drivers and companies $1.3 billion annually."
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Traffic: We're now 5th, but no better off
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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 21, 2002
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